Small Gestures, Lasting Impacts

A friend taught us to make heart shaped crayon valentines! She suggested we use mostly shades of violet for a subtle, crafty way to remember our sweet girl on this holiday. I love the result.
My friends and family are getting me through my grief. They are carrying me as the weeks turn into months since her death. It never ceases to amaze me how uplifted I can be by a thoughtful suggestion that honors, remembers, represents our baby V.

Another friend who made E's 2nd birthday cake dyed some of the cake batter purple. She told me this piece was for V. That gesture made me smile through my tears for weeks. I had been having such a hard day unexpectedly when E's birthday arrived, sad that V wasn't there to celebrate with us. This friend didn't know that, but she was sweet enough to just think to include both my babies as we celebrated another year of E's life.

Back to the DIY melted crayon tutorial: We got together the other day for what she called a "parenting in-service." We worked on some Valentine projects, ate lunch, let the kids play, recharged. It truly takes a village to not only raise a child, but to encourage the parents as well.

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Those are adorable heart crayons. And next time I go to England I'm going to get you the largest box of violet creams they'll let me bring back on the plane, because a beautiful sweet girl should be honored in many ways, including with beautiful delicious sweets.

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